Libz Unequivocal On New Abortion Pill

Libertarianz health deregulation spokesman Dr Richard
McGrath today explained his party's stance on the
soon-to-be-available 'abortion pill'. "My party supports
abortion on demand," he said. "While realising that most
women do not choose this course of action, it is better that
the procedure be available legally, rather than driven
underground."

"As a government we would respect a woman's
sovereignty over her own body, including her right to seek
an abortion, and so would not act to regulate the
importation and distribution of any so-called 'abortion
pill'. "Libertarianz endorses the comments of Graham
Capill, who highlighted the absurdity of a French court's
ruling that there is a right not to be born," added Dr
McGrath, who also disclosed that he is a certifying
consultant for the Abortion Supervisory Committee.

"Unlike Rev Capill, however, my party holds that
regardless of personal views on abortion, no politician has
the right to violate a woman's inalienable right to
terminate her own pregnancy within the first twenty weeks,
and possibly beyond.

"It is high time the Abortion
Supervisory Committee accepted that we have de facto
abortion on demand in New Zealand. My party believes this
statutory body should be abolished, along with the whole
certifying consultant structure, as it impedes women's
access to abortion services. There is no reason why other
consumer groups could not act as health watchdogs.

"The
most hideous aspect of the whole abortion process in New
Zealand is the manner in which Rev Capill - and thousands of
others strongly opposed to abortion - are forced as
taxpayers to fund these operations in public
hospitals.

"Libertarianz are the only party that would
remove the provision and funding of health services from
under the state's umbrella. Every woman should be free to
procure an abortion if that is her wish; however she should
not be able to force others to pay for it."

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